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When you look at the available devices in WMP11, do you see one with a generic sounding name like "unnamed device" or something like that. I know that it will not show up as HR20 or anything that specifically identifies the device. Unfortunately, I can't remember what the generic name was.

I have tried everything that's been suggested on these forums including shutting down the Firewalls and Anti-Virus temporarily.

Please help.

I had similar trouble getting WMP11 to "see" the HR20 (will list as unknown device). I had to completely uninstall Windows OneCare (my firewall and virus program), just shutting the firewall down did not work. I then re-installed the firewall program. Give that a try.

When you look at the available devices in WMP11, do you see one with a generic sounding name like "unnamed device" or something like that. I know that it will not show up as HR20 or anything that specifically identifies the device. Unfortunately, I can't remember what the generic name was.

From the start menu: select Run and type in services.msc <enter>- Double click on Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service- Select the Log On tab- Select Local System Account and checkmark the Allow service to interact with desktop.- Within WMP11, turn off media sharing then turn it back on.- At this point, the "Unknown Device" appeared.

I have the same issue. The HR20 has Video on Demand but cannot see the computer with WMP, even though I have 2 devices that can, an Xbox 360 and a DLink DSM 320. I totally disabled the firewall and even tried TVersity and I get nothing.

DirecTV, please don't make me have to go back to watching March Madness in standard Def! Oh, and the usual begging for AMC and BBC America. You are so close to actually being the HD Leader.

I have the same issue. The HR20 has Video on Demand but cannot see the computer with WMP, even though I have 2 devices that can, an Xbox 360 and a DLink DSM 320. I totally disabled the firewall and even tried TVersity and I get nothing.

Can you guys list the Network IP config information of all of your equipment? Router & HR20 and whether it is wireless or not?

I am also assuming you restarted the HR20 after you enabled the network? When I enabled the network, I was able to get DoD just fine. Media sharing did not start until I restarted the Hr20.

I have all of my HR20's (four in all) network enabled and verified on both the LAN and the internet. I have several PC's running XP and many of them have media content that I would like to view via the HR20's. All of the HR20's are at software level 1CA.

Has anyone put together a tutorial describing how to get started, what software is needed, and generally how to get up and running in order to enjoy media sharing?

A step by step set of instructions and a list of software criteria would be most helpful to those of us who are media share challenged.

I have all of my HR20's (four in all) network enabled and verified on both the LAN and the internet. I have several PC's running XP and many of them have media content that I would like to view via the HR20's. All of the HR20's are at software level 1CA.

Has anyone put together a tutorial describing how to get started, what software is needed, and generally how to get up and running in order to enjoy media sharing?

A step by step set of instructions and a list of software criteria would be most helpful to those of us who are media share challenged.

Dave

Spanky_Partain has put together an absolute treasure trove of information on media share in this thread:

Can you guys list the Network IP config information of all of your equipment? Router & HR20 and whether it is wireless or not?

I am also assuming you restarted the HR20 after you enabled the network? When I enabled the network, I was able to get DoD just fine. Media sharing did not start until I restarted the Hr20.

I am on a wired ethernet connection using private address space and DHCP for the HR20. I rebooted the computer and the HR20 multiple times. When I hooked the HR20 up to the network, right away I was able to get DOD going, but after multiple reboots of my PC and the HR20, changin from WMP 11 to TVersity as well as completely disabling the windows firewall (even though I had other devices that were able to see the share) and still got nothing.

Then last night after letting it sit for 2 or 3 days I had the Menu item. I guess the HR20 just does it when it feel like it. I am sure the disabling of the firewall had something to do with it, but I expected it would have had an effect before a couple of days.

Now, I just need to get the thing actually working as I can see the share and see the song or album list, but nothing plays and I have the X and 0:00 problem. Pictures completely lock the HR20 up. I have TVersity set as Xbox 360 and it still will not work. (also, why can I only set TVersity for only one kind of device?)

DirecTV, please don't make me have to go back to watching March Madness in standard Def! Oh, and the usual begging for AMC and BBC America. You are so close to actually being the HD Leader.

When I did mine, I setup my Ethernet Converter/Game Adapter as 192.168.1.250. Then when I connected it to my HR20 I used the same IP in the HR20 network setup IP address. So try changing the HR20 to use the ethernet converter IP if you have that connected to your HR20. Then use your router's IP for the gateway and DNS on the HR20.

I am on a wired ethernet connection using private address space and DHCP for the HR20. I rebooted the computer and the HR20 multiple times. When I hooked the HR20 up to the network, right away I was able to get DOD going, but after multiple reboots of my PC and the HR20, changin from WMP 11 to TVersity as well as completely disabling the windows firewall (even though I had other devices that were able to see the share) and still got nothing.

Then last night after letting it sit for 2 or 3 days I had the Menu item. I guess the HR20 just does it when it feel like it. I am sure the disabling of the firewall had something to do with it, but I expected it would have had an effect before a couple of days.

Now, I just need to get the thing actually working as I can see the share and see the song or album list, but nothing plays and I have the X and 0:00 problem. Pictures completely lock the HR20 up. I have TVersity set as Xbox 360 and it still will not work. (also, why can I only set TVersity for only one kind of device?)

It seems like people have better luck with using a static IP address for the HR20. See if the post I wrote previous to this helps at all...

Like I said, DOD worked from teh beginning with DHCP and a couple of days after disabling the windows firewall and rebooting everything, it started working on its own. I guess it mus check periodically or something, who knows.

Now, I just need to revert to the older version of TVersity and hopefuolly I am good to go.

DirecTV, please don't make me have to go back to watching March Madness in standard Def! Oh, and the usual begging for AMC and BBC America. You are so close to actually being the HD Leader.

I can see my files on the hr21, can select to play them, yet get no audio. Connected via hdmi cable. I would assume it could go this way, any thoughts?

This is using wmp11. tversity doesn't show any files on the hr21, just wmp does.

You can try turning Dolby Digital off on the HR2x and see if that helps in this scenario.

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I can see my files on the hr21, can select to play them, yet get no audio. Connected via hdmi cable. I would assume it could go this way, any thoughts?

This is using wmp11. tversity doesn't show any files on the hr21, just wmp does.

There seems to be a bug where it won't play over HDMI. I have the HDMI cable running to my TV where, when using media share, I get no audio, but the composite audio to my receiver where I will get audio. Go Figure!

I don't know if the Toslink or DigitalCoax output of the HR21 work with media share.